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Portlander, Judah Switzer is the person behind this video. Visit the JudeSays site for more including a video of Scout Niblett.

Lykke Li Pic ©Nilina Mason Campbell
Portland’s Yacht has two new remixes, one each for Ratatat and Stereolab. Meanwhile Likke Li releases ‘Youth Novels’ her debut album and Okkervil River drop an MP3 from their album ‘The Stand Ins.’
Ratatat - Mirando [Yacht Remix]
Stereolab - Self Portrait with Electric Brain [Yacht Remix]
Okkervil River - Lost [...]

Yacht performing at PDX Pop Now! CD Release Party 2007. Pic Jason Quiqley
PDX Pop Now!, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to stimulating and expanding participation in the music of Portland Oregon, has announced the lineup for the 2008 PDX Pop Now! Festival.
To celebrate the festival’s fifth anniversary, PDX Pop Now! will be returning to Rotture [...]

Yacht sweating it out at Holocene. Pic ©Nilina Mason-Campbell
Nilina Mason-Campbell reports from the PdxPopNow! show last night:
I was a bit surprised that Fist Fite opened the PDX Pop Now! CD release show last night at 9:25, but maybe it was so drummer Christian Carmine could still make it to work on time as he works [...]

Jona and Claire, aka, Yacht played an amazingly energetic set in front of 1500 screaming high school kids at a benefit for Music In Portland Public Schools on May 30th 2008 at the Crystal Ballroom. Here’s the video I shot…
Yacht live at The Crystal Ballroom May 30 2008 from Dave Allen on Vimeo.
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